A p-channel insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), which is supposed to be useful for many applications especially for inverters, is developed. The SOA (safe operating area) of p-channel IGBTs is narrower than that of n-channel IGBTs because of the positive-feedback mechanism between a high rate of the avalanche multiplication of electrons and a high current gain hfe of the wide-base npn transistor. The effect of the high resistivity of the p-base, which affects the avalanche breakdown, is examined by the numerical analysis and device fabrications. It is demonstrated that utilizing the high-resistivity (over 300 Ω·cm) p-base is effective to suppress the electric field and improve the SOA without a substantial increase of the on-state voltage drop.


The invention relates to the technical field of mechanical workpiece machining, in particular to a telescopic mechanism of a material taking mechanical arm. A telescopic mechanism servo motor is arranged at the upper portion of an installing plate, and the lower portion of the installing plate is connected with a horizontally-arranged bottom plate. The end of a second lead screw arranged above the bottom plate is connected with the telescopic mechanism servo motor through a first synchronous belt. The two ends of the second lead screw are both arranged on a lead screw fixing base. A buffering base is arranged between a sliding sleeve arranged on the second lead screw and the lead screw fixing base. The bottom of one side of a transverse plate of a grabbing mechanism is fixed to the portion above the sliding sleeve, and the bottom of the other side of the transverse plate is arranged above an extending plate. A sliding groove is fixed to the extending plate. A second guide rail at the bottom of the transverse plate is embedded in the sliding groove. The telescopic mechanism is compact in overall equipment structure, easy and convenient to control and capable of achieving accurate control over any position.


Multi-region input-output (MRIO) models have become increasingly important in economic and environmental analysis. Although many studies have constructed MRIO models at various scales, the current resolution of most MRIO models fails to capture the heterogeneity between sub-regions, especially in cities. Given that city-level policymaking plays a crucial role in regional development strategies, the lack of high-resolution city-level MRIOs 1) undermines the understanding of the disparities between cities within a single region or across regions, especially for large geographical regions, and 2) fails to comprehensively capture the linkages between trade partners in cities (including at the provincial or national level) and identify the role of cities role in supply chains at multiple scales. Detailed information at the city level could be much more meaningful to local governmental decision making than general information from interregional or international MRIOs. The lack of city-level MRIO tables has negatively impacted the growing number of city-level studies.


Mixed systems aim at merging the physical and digital worlds. In this context, the Mixed Interaction Model allows us to define a mixed object and the interaction with such an object. In this paper we further define a mixed object by identifying new characteristics and by reusing results from the literature. Such characteristics of an object are useful for comparing existing mixed systems at a fine-grain level. Our characterization space is made of two complementary facets: we first define intrinsic characteristics of an object as well as extrinsic characteristics of a mixed object by considering its role in the interaction. These characteristics are discussed and illustrated in the context of different mixed systems from the literature or developed in our research team.


Subcutaneous inoculation of Leishmania mexicana amastigotes into the shaven rumps of DBA/2 mice results in a unique 'no lesion growth' phenotype not observed in other mouse strains. Statistical analysis (Kolmogorov‐Smirnov and log likelihood tests) of lesion diameters in F1, F2 and backcross progeny from (C57BL/6 × DBA/2) matings indicate that segregation between lesion growth and no lesion growth phenotypes comes under single gene control. The gene has been designated Scl‐2 for susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis locus 2. Preliminary mapping studies using 12 of the 26 BXD recombinant inbred mouse strains suggest a location for Scl‐2 near Xmmv‐8 on a region of mouse chromosome 4 showing homology with human 9p. The identification and mapping of this murine resistance gene could provide an important tool for genetic analysis of susceptibility and resistance to cutaneous leishmaniasis in man.


Abstract: This study, aims to determine the growth of terminal user fees from 2014 to 2018, the  effectiveness  of  terminal  user  fees  from  2014  to  2018,  the  contribution  of terminal  user  fees.  Secondary  data  type,  data  source  from  the  Department  of Transportation  and  the  Ambon  City  Revenue  Office.  Data  collection  techniques through  documentation.  Analysis  of  the  data  used  is  the  analysis  of  growth, effectiveness and contribution. The results of data analysis show that (1) the growth of revenue from parking fees in  Ambon  City  in  2015  was  (10.43%);  in  2016  amounted  to  3.82%;  in  2017 24.82%; this means that growth is positive while in 2018 the growth is negative at only  0.53%.  (2)  The  effectiveness  of  station  retribution  receipts  in  Ambon  City from  2014  to  2018  reached  an  average  of  87.75%  per  year.  This  shows  that  the acceptance  of  Station  charges  in  Ambon  city  is  not  effective.  (2)  Contribution  of Station Retribution Receipts to Regional Original Revenues amounted to 3.03% in 2014; 2.34% in 2015; 2.31% in 2016; 2.59% in 2017, while in 2018 there was a decrease of 0.24% to 2.35% from 2017.   Keywords: Reception, Effectiveness, Retribution, Region Original Income


Abstract Eleven patients with essential hypertension were treated with hydrochlorothiazide/KCl for three months. A significant fall in total blood volume, exchangeable sodium and blood pressure could be demonstrated both after one to two weeks and after three months of treatment, while a fall in serum sodium and body weight was only significant after one to two weeks of treatment. Thus, hypovolemia may, perhaps, be the explanation for the antipressor effect of thiazide even after three months of treatment.


Tax revenue constitutes a major source of revenue for most modern governments but this has not been the case with the Nigerian economy. The Nigerian tax system is characterised by low level productivity attributed largely to deficiencies in the tax administration and collection system and tax payers' apathy. The need to reposition non-oil tax revenue as number one source of sustainable revenue has been emphasised in many quarters. Following previous studies' suggestion that high collection of tax revenue would involve high voluntary taxpayers' compliance which could only be achieved if the taxpayers positively perce ived the tax administrative system and tax law fairness, this paper examines the perception of taxpayers about the Company Income Tax administration in Nigeria. It attempts to establish whether any relationship exists between perception of taxpayers about tax administration system features and their compliance. Data obtainedfrom one hundred andforty-four (144) companies' income tax payers using a questionnaire are analysed using means, standard deviation, Pearson's correlations and regression analysis. The results reveal a moderate positive perception about the tax administration structures and procedures, moderate tax knowledge and a high negative perception about governance in the collection and use of tax revenue. Findings also show that, there is a moderate level of compliance attitude. Significant positive correlations are found between perception about the tax administration structures and procedures; tax knowledge; perception on governance practices and compliance attitude, the most significant relationship however is found between tax knowledge and compliance attitude. The study recommends improvements in the education of taxpayers and in tax system's governance practices.


The weakness of data accumulation and lack of available data are important factors limiting the application of environmental tailoring technology.To improve design efficiency and level of product,the drafting and development process of domestic and abroad environmental engineering standards were analyzed.A public database construction method was proposed to improve environmental analysis,environmental worthiness design,environmental tests and environmental engineering management.


A capacitor (10), comprising a planar electrode layer mounted (12) between a pair of dielectric layers (14, 16). An electrode layer (12) generally opposite the dielectric layer (14, 16) and one dielectric layer conductive plates separated from each other one pair (18, 20) pair. An electrode layer (12) embedded in (14, 16) mounted in a dielectric layer of the conductive plate and the conductive plate (18, 20) enabled to generate a good choice between a capacitance value (18, 20) in the conductive plate.


In the current breeding program, the development of new wheat genotypes with greater genetic potential has become an enduring target to assist in food security. Wheat breeders are also trying to develop such genotypes that can fetch maximum return with limiting resources. Line-by-tester combining ability analysis was carried out during 2015-2018 to determine the genetic divergence, general and specific combining ability (GCA and SCA) among lines, testers, and line by tester interactions, and legacy of agronomic traits in wheat. Six wheat lines i.e., IBWSN-177, IBWSN-52, IBWSN-131, SRN-09111, PR-107, and NR-21, and three testers i.e., Pirsabak-15, Shahkar-13, and Pakhtunkhwa-15 were crossed in a line by tester mating fashion. After advancing the generation, eighteen F 2 populations and nine parental genotypes were grown in a randomized complete block design with three replications and assessed through line by tester combining ability. Analysis of variance revealed significant (p≤0.01) variations among genotypes (parental cultivars and F 2 populations) for the studied traits. According to combining ability analysis, lines revealed significant (p≤0.01) variances for days to heading and harvest index, while merely significant (p≤0.05) for plant height and flag leaf area. However, line by tester interactions revealed significant (p≤0.01) differences for all the variables. Parental genotypes IBWSN-131, Shahkar-13, and F 2 populations IBWSN-131 × Pakhtunkhwa-15, IBWSN-131 × Shahkar-13, and PR107 × Shahkar-13 were identified as promising general and specific combiners which performed better for earliness and yield traits. High by high, high by low and low by high general combiners were involved in F 2 populations with promising SCA and best mean performance. In comparative involvement to the total variance, the lines and L × T F 2 populations had a maximum share for the majority of the traits. Ratios of GCA to SCA variances and degree of dominance revealed that all the traits were managed by dominant gene action. Non-additive gene action suggested that selection of promising populations should be postponed to later segregating generations for further improvement.


Delphinium ellipticovatum, D. tianshanicum and D. winklerianum (Ranunculaceae) share some important characters in leaf division, pedicel pubescence and the shape of the spur of upper sepals. They have been considered to be different mainly in the characters of bracteoles (shape, size, indumentum, and position on pedicels). Our critical observations on herbarium specimens (including type material) and living plants, together with numerical analyses of the bracteole characters within and between populations of the species in question, have demonstrated that, in addition to D. kuanii previously already synonymized with D. winklerianum, both D. ellipticovatum and D. tianshanicum are also indistinguishable from D. winklerianum. We therefore further place D. ellipticovatum and D. tianshanicum also in synonymy with D. winklerianum.


The work is review in nature and focuses on basic concepts and example on Graph Database with a special focus on list of standard computerized tools available for handling the queries using graph database structure. The implementation benefits of each tool and a comparative analysis on various functionalities has been presented in this work. This work also elaborates on popular Graph Databases tool that includes Allegro Graph, ArangoDB, OrientDB, Infinite Graph ,Neo4j, Titan, FlockDB, Bitsy, StarDog, MongoDB and investigate their acceptance for solving day to day problems.


This article describes a pressure‐modulator instrument which is designed to measure trace constituents of the stratosphere from a balloon platform at an altitude of about 40 km. Double‐sided limb‐scanning allows profiling below the instrument and a direct determination of the instrument attitude from the radiance data. The instrument is described in detail and the methods of radiance measurement and calibration are discussed. Some of the supporting laboratory measurements are described. A concentration profile of carbon monoxide from 20 to 45 km is presented as an example of the results of the first series of flights.


We consider two task assignment problems. In one case the problem is to distribute the tasks to the heterogeneous processors in such a way that the completion time of all the tasks is minimized. In the second problem the objective is to distribute tasks to the processors in such a way that the total computation time is minimized. Both the problems are known to be NP-complete. We present an approximation algorithm for the first problem with a performance bound. For the second problem we present a simulated annealing algorithm and present our experimental results.


The study aimed to identify the acquisition degree of technological knowledge by Islamic education teachers in light of the total quality management (TQM) standards in the North-Eastern Badia.To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher prepared and distributed a questionnaire to (212) male and female teachers in the schools of the directorate of education of the North-eastern Badia After conducting the statistical analysis, it was evident that the degree of possessing the technological knowledge was medium, there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) between the average responses and the members of the study sample regarding the acquisition degree of technological knowledge by the Islamic education teachers in light of the TQM standards according to the variable of gender in favor of females, no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α≥0.05) between the average responses and the members of the study sample regarding the acquisition degree of technological knowledge by the Islamic education teachers in light of the TQM standards according to the scientific qualification variable, and statistically significant differences at the level of (α≥0.05) between the average responses and the members of the study sample regarding the acquisition degree of technological knowledge by the Islamic education teachers in light of the TQM standards according to the variable of experience in favor of the number of years of experience (less than five years).


The uptake of the two erythro and two threo isomers of metaraminol (MA) by rabbit heart slices is a Na + -dependent process. Of the four stereoisomers, only the uptake of (—)- erythro -MA ( l -MA) in low [Na + ] is markedly decreased by reserpine. The effect of reserpine on l -MA uptake at low [Na + ] is relatively short-lived as compared with the effect of the drug on endogenous catecholamine levels. Thus, 48 hours after reserpine, l -MA uptake in low [Na + ] was essentially unaltered. Tetrabenazine also potentiated the inhibitory effect of low [Na + ] on l -MA uptake, and competitive studies suggest that reserpine and tetrabenazine share the same site of action on the optically specific amine carrier mechanism. Guanethidine, under conditions which greatly inhibited the intraneuronal granular storage mechanism, had no effect on l -MA uptake at low [Na + ]. Hence, the ability to inactivate the optically specific reserpine-sensitive amine carrier system is a specific effect not possessed by all drugs which decrease endogenous catecholamine levels. Bretylium and debrisoquin, at doses evoking adrenergic neuron blockade, also had no effect on l -MA uptake at low [Na + ]. It is suggested that the Na + -dependent, optically specific and reserpine-sensitive amine carrier mechanism may constitute a component of the functional or "available" norepinephrine pool.


The gonad‐stimulating substance (GSS) contained in nerve extract of the starfish, Asterina pectinifera, acts on the ovary to produce an active substance responsible for oocyte maturation, meiosis‐inducing substance (MIS). MIS was successfully separated from GSS by gel‐filtration on Sephadex. The MIS fraction had also spawning‐inducing activity. Starfish testis also produced MIS under the influence of GSS. MIS production was shown in six starfish species. Although some species specificity characterizes GSS, this was not observed in MIS.


The utility model discloses a range hood provided with double fans connected in series. The range hood comprises an outer fan cover and an exhaust fume collecting hood, wherein a primary fan and a secondary fan which are connected in series are arranged in the outer fan cover, and an air outlet of the primary fan is communicated with an air inlet of the secondary fan through fluids. The range hood is characterized in that the outer fan cover is divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber, the primary fan is arranged in the lower chamber, the secondary fan is arranged in the upper chamber, the air outlet of the primary fan adopts a unique air inlet of the upper chamber, and an air outlet of the secondary fan is an unique air outlet of the upper chamber. Compared with the prior art, the range hood has the advantages as follows: the outer fan cover of the range hood provided with the double fans connected in series is divided into the upper chamber and the lower chamber, the primary fan is mounted in the lower chamber, and the secondary fan is mounted in the upper chamber; and the primary fan and the secondary fan are connected not through an air guide connecting pipe, and accordingly, on the premise that static pressure of the fans is guaranteed, the mounting structures of the primary fan and the secondary fan become simpler.


Abstract— Mauthner nerve fibres isolated from the spinal cord of goldfish were incubated, in the presence of radioactive amino acids for varying periods of time. It was found that the Mauthner fibre synthesizes proteins in the absence of cell nuclei. Amino acid incorporation showed sensitivity to puromycin and to acetoxycycloheximide but resistance to chloramphenicol. Only slight inhibition was caused by actinomycin‐D. The contribution of the denuded axon to the total protein synthesis was about 30 per cent per unit length Mauthner fibre. The remaining activity was due to the myelin sheath compartment. Fractionation experiments showed that the incorporation in the sheath was due to components other than the myelin lamellae. The subcellular distribution of newly synthesized proteins in the isolated and incubated Mauthner fibre was compared to that found in the incubated spinal cord. The results strongly suggested the existence in the Mauthner fibre of a primary microsomal, rather than a mitochondrial, protein synthesizing system.


The growth in top incomes occurring in most Oecd countries as from the closing decades of the 20th century is by now well documented, while hard thinking in terms of evaluating the phenomenon appears overdue. Prompted by Franzini Ricchi e poveri. L'Italia e le disuguaglianze (in)accettabili (Egea, Universita Bocconi, Milano, 2010), the following contributions discuss some of the main arguments that could be developed from an efficiency and social justice point of view. The principles considered include the internalization of the social costs of wealth, equality of opportunity in acquisition of wealth, and justice in the market game procedures.


The "sweet Avicennia marina fruit" and "spiced Avicennia marina fruit" food were made from Avicennia marina fruit,after processing,using the grading method for sensory testing.Crude fat,total soluble sugar,and peroxide value of "sweet Avicennia marina fruit" and "spiced Avicennia marina fruit" were measured.And we also use the Avicennia marina fruit,the "sweet Avicennia marina fruit" food and "spiced Avicennia marina fruit" food' crude fat,total soluble sugar,and peroxide value compared with the broad bean food.The results show that 60% of sucrose content sweet Avicennia marina fruit food is appropriate and 0.3 g/30 g chili powder of spiced Avicennia marina fruit food is appropriate;processed Avicennia marina fruit food' crude fat and total soluble sugar all increase,peroxide values do not exceed Standard value 0.25 g/100 g.Avicennia marina fruit is processed to sweet Avicennia marina fruit and spiced Avicennia marina fruit,mainly from the oil temperature and fried time,the ingredients in the experiment.By a series of the senses,the optimum technology of sweet Avicennia marina fruit:fried temperature 160 ℃,fried time2.5 minutes;the optimum technology of spiced Avicennia marina fruit: fried temperature 160 ℃,fried time 2 minutes.


This paper studies boron precipitation and segregation at austenitic grain boundaries for low carbon boron steels types: PL22 and 15BCr30. The following parameters were evaluated: percentage of martensite/bainite, size and nucleation sites of austenitic grains and precipitates sizes. Three austenitization temperatures were studied (870, 1050 and 1200 °C). The highest martensite percentage occurred for 1050 °C. Iron-borocarbides were detected at grain boundaries for all tested temperatures. At 870 °C the coarse iron-borocarbides are due to non-solubility and coalescence. The highest martensite percentage at 1050 °C is caused by the discrete precipitation of iron-borocarbides at austenitic grains boundaries. The discrete precipitation was due to the low non-equilibrium segregation of boron at grain boundaries. The low non-equilibrium segregation and the small grain size at 1050 °C reduce the total boron concentration at grain boundaries.


The present invention pertains to a laminate characterized by: comprising an adhesive layer, a surface layer laminated on one surface of the adhesive layer, and a resin separator layer laminated on an other surface of the adhesive layer, the other surface being opposite to surface on which the surface layer has been laminated; and at least one among the adhesive layer, the surface layer and the separator layer comprising a layer having a sheet resistance of 1×10 5 -1×10 12 ohms per square.


This study uses a vignette-based survey to test how respondents' preferences for income redistribution change as different combinations of effort-driven and luck-driven factors cause a hypothetical individual's wealth or poverty. Results show that redistributive preferences follow ordered rankings that suggest a responsiveness to complex connections between effort and luck. This responsiveness, however, is not observed among people who hold certain extreme beliefs regarding how luck or effort, in general, cause life situations. The results imply that generalized beliefs about the causes of wealth and poverty, beyond influencing levels of support for redistribution, also affect how redistributive preferences respond to information.


There were some 1 699 papers published about Chinese jujube ( Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) which were distributed in 344 kinds of domestic scientific and technical periodicals from 1950 to 1998. The time, periodicals and contents distribution of these papers, and the periodical distribution of their content were analyzed. The distribution characters, the nuclear periodicals and research units as well as the nuclear periodicals on different research fields were put forward. This paper also pointed out that much more research work should be done on breeding and processing of Chinese jujube.


CRD summary This review planned to evaluate which methods of re-evaluating refractory epilepsy can lead to improved patient outcomes. The authors addressed a different question, and concluded it was unclear whether blood prolactin levels can differentiate between epileptic and non-eplieptic seizures. The conclusion seems appropriate given that it was based on only five poor-quality trials and no review methodology was reported.


The kinetics of atmospheric oxidation of ascorbic acid and nicotinic acid in aqueous solutions of surfactants has been studied. It has been shown that the kinetics of vitamins' oxidation process was described by first-order reaction equation. The conditions in which oxidation occurs have great importance: in the pre-micellar region the rate of vitamins' oxidation increases, while in the postmicellar region it decreases.


The paper presents a control scheme for a multi-input multi-output military tailless aircraft fault tolerant control system design. The control scheme consists of an outer-loop controller, and inner-loop controller and an actuator controller. The outer-loop controller and inner-loop controller are designed using a non-homogeneous disturbance observer(DO)-based finite-time convergent second order sliding mode (SOSM) control. The actuator controller is designed by dynamic boundary layer sliding mode, which takes control input saturation into account. Simulation results using the Innovative Control Effectors (ICE) fighter aircraft model show good performance in actuator failure scenarios which validate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.


The evolution and outburst are two major topics in the field of cataclysmic variable stars (CVs). In this manuscript, I summarize some of the recent progresses of our research group at YNAO in two topics by monitoring nearly 50 eclipsing CVs and nearly 20 M-type short-period eclipsing binary stars for several years. Our scientific propose are: (1) understanding the evolution of CVs by statistical investigation of the changes of the orbital periods of eclipsing CVs; (2) investigating chromospheric activity on the mass-losing secondary star in CVs by monitoring the long-term variations of the light curve of some M-type eclipsing binaries (e.g., the detection of the most energetic flare observed in R-band); (3) investigating the properties of mass accretion in CVs by monitoring some magnetic CVs and then understanding physical mechanism that caused the outbursts of CVs.


Relationships were examined between student achievement (output), teachers' length of tenure, level of fiscal resources, and level of disadvantaged students. The school was used as the unit of analysis. Teachers' length of tenure was found to be a positive and direct predictor of the output. The level of fiscal resources was found to be a negative and direct predictor, but also a positive and indirect predictor through teachers' length of tenure. The level of disadvantaged students was found to be a positive predictor through fiscal resources and teachers' tenure separately, and a negative predictor through each of the two inputs separately. Implications for further research are suggested on the basis of these findings.


Changes inSemarang cityis markedby the process ofurbanismasan increased needcaused widespreadlandsettlements,economicfacilities ,tradeandservices as well as networkinfrastructure . Thiscausesphysicalchanges inthe environmentandthe seizure of the land so that the priceof land had become unmanageable.One of thegovernment's effortstounravelthisproblemis thestructuring of the environment through urbanlandconsolidationprogram.The program isexpected toincrease thepriceof the land,so itwill not showthe existence of idle land/"idleland"asinother researchsites. Itis what lies behind the importance ofresearch onthe effectsof urbanlandconsolidationin Ringintelu,KalipancurVillage-Semarang.The goalis to assess the effect oflandconsolidation on the priceof landinRingintelu,KalipancurVillage-Semarang.Methodsthisstudyusesa quantitative approachtofactor analysis ,multiple regression crosstabandtodetermine the level of the relationship andinfluence.The results obtained inthis studyisthe relationship betweenlandconsolidationwith the price of land inRingintelu,KalipancurVillage-Semarang.Thisrelationshipaffects81.1to risingland pricesby 400%to 900%whicharenotdirectlyaffected by theconsolidationprogram.The influenceis said to bedirectlydue tofactorssuch as accessibility andinfrastructuredevelopmentoccursas aresult oflandconsolidationprogramas wellasthe influence of otherfactors.


Clothes attribution prediction is the key technology for users to automatically describe clothing characteristics. Most current methods are first to detect the multiple clothes, and then crop out the clothes and feed to a certain network for clothes attribution prediction. But this two-stage approach is time- and resource- consuming; on the other hand, one-stage approach can provide an effective and efficient solution by integrating clothes detection and attribution prediction into an end-to-end framework. But the one-stage approach tends to explore anchor-based detectors causing high sensitivity to the hyperparameters and high computational complexity from dense anchors. In addition, it may also confront with optimization contradiction problem in the training procedure, as the clothes detection and attribution prediction branches demand diverse optimization. In this work, to handle the above problems, we aim to develop an end-to-end anchor-free framework by involving an additional branch for joint clothes detection and attribution prediction. To handle the optimization contradiction in two branches, we encode the backbone feature map as pixel-level dense queries and decode them via deformable transformer as the output features that are fed into detection and prediction branches, respectively. In this way, the features of detection and prediction branches can be decoupled and the optimization contradiction can be naturally solved. To further enhance the prediction accuracy, we in the prediction branch also develop a special attention strategy and loss function to adaptively integrate the peer attribution relationships into feature learning as well as to avoid mutual suppression for hierarchical attributions. Extensive simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed work.


Abstract Deposition of LiNbO3 thin films on R-cut (0112) sapphire by rf magnetron sputtering has been systematically investigated and repeatable epitaxial relationships between LiNbO3 thin film and sapphire substrate were observed. As a result, the effect of sputtering parameters on deposition of LiNbO3 thin films was determined. Optimal conditions for deposition of high quality (1120), (0112) and (1010) LiNbO3 thin films were found. A filter was successfully fabricated by forming interdigital transducers (IDT) on the surface of a (1010) LiNbO3 thin film on (0112) sapphire. The frequency response curve was measured, and the results are compared with a theoretical model.


PREFATORY NOTE The shells here described were submitted to me by Mr. Walter Granger who collected them in the Dohoin Usu Cretaceous beds of Mongolia.3 I have asked Dr. C. Ping, the Director of the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology in Peking, and of the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China in Nanking, to prepare the descriptions and illustrations. Dr. Ping is a member of the Paleontological Staff of the Geological Survey of China, as well as a highly trained zoologist. He has undertaken the study of the fossil terrestrial and fresh-water gastropods of China. The illustrated types are deposited in the Museum of the Geological Survey in Peking, in accordance with agreement. Others (paratypes) are deposited in The American Museum of Natural History. A. W. GRABAu. Geological Survey of China, Peking, May, 1930. The two gastropods of which the following descriptions are given were collected in Mongolia by Mr. Walter Granger of the Central Asiatic Expedition in 1925. Their chief features fit into the genus Vivipara of the family Viviparidse, but they do not agree with any species, either fossil or living, on record. It is deemed necessary to consider them as new species.


As is the practice in many professional degree programs now, students spend time on placement as part of their learning experience, and while doing so are required to engage in reflective practice. The case study presented here details the experience of youth work students at a university in Australia who have been writing reflective online journals while on field education. The journals provide a space in which students document events which include those that have been both positive and harmful and distressing. This study provides a snapshot of their encounters of incidents which include violence, sexual harassment, malpractice and absent supervisors. I consider the implications of these revelations for field education and make recommendations about how we can secure the delivery of good work integrated learning (WIL) in universities. This article will be of interest to educators of human service practitioners, applied ethics, the law and student well-being.


Skyrocketing agricultural commodity prices are worrisome to consumers and policymakers world wide. Protests and food riots have occurred in over 30 countries, and while some importing nations eased tariffs to encourage trade, some exporters limited trade to protect short domestic supplies. As prices continued to rise over the past several months, key rice–growing countries imposed export restrictions leading to even tighter supplies; countries importing rice faced sticker shock, with prices 60% to 70% higher than just a few months ago. In some cases, family food expenditures have risen dramatically. The World Bank issued an urgent call to rich nations to help stem rising food prices, warning that unrest in poor countries is spreading, and 100 million people risk falling deeper into poverty. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki–moon has urged nations to seize an "historic opportunity to revitalise agriculture" as a way of tackling the food crisis. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization warned the developed countries that unless they increase yields, eliminate trade barriers, and move food to where it is needed most, a global catastrophe could result.


Glyceroneogenesis, i . e . the synthesis of the glycerol moiety of triacylglycerol from pyruvate, has been suggested to be quantitatively important in both the liver and adipose tissue during fasting. However, the actual contribution of glyceroneogenesis to triacylglycerol synthesis has not been quantified in vivo in human stud-ies. In the present study we have measured the contribution of glycerol and pyruvate to in vivo synthesis of hepatic triacylglycerol in nonpregnant and pregnant women after an overnight fast. Five nonpregnant women were administered [ 13 C 3 ]glycerol tracer as prime constant rate infusion, and the appearance of tracer in plasma glucose and triacylglycerol was quantified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The contribution of pyruvate to hepatic triacylglycerol was quantified in nonpregnant and pregnant women using the deuterium labeling of body water method. The appearance of [ 2 H] in hydrogens on C 1 and C 3 of triacyl- glycerol was measured following periodate oxidation of the glycerol isolated from hydrolyzed triacylglycerol. After a 16-h fast, ; 6.1% of the plasma triacylglycerol


The objective of face aging is to generate facial images that present the effects of aging. The existing one-hot encoding method for aging and/or rejuvenation patterns overlooks the personalized patterns for different genders and races, causing errors such as a male beard appearing on an aged female face. A gender-preserving face aging model is proposed to address these issues, termed GFAM. GFAM employs a generative adversarial network and includes several subnetworks that simulate the aging process between two adjacent age groups to learn specific aging effects. Specifically, the proposed model introduces a gender classifier and gender loss function that uses gender information as a self-guiding mechanism for maintaining gender attributes. To maintain the identity information of synthetic faces, the proposed model also introduces an identity-preserving module. Additionally, age balance loss is used to mitigate the impact of imbalanced age distribution and enhance the accuracy of aging predictions. Moreover, we construct a dataset with balanced age distribution for the task of face age progression, referred to as Age_FR. This dataset is expected to facilitate current research efforts. Ablation studies have been conducted to extensively evaluate the performance improvements achieved by our method. We obtained relative improvements of 3.75% higher than the model without the gender preserving module. The experimental results provide evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed method, both through qualitative and quantitative analyses. Notably, the mean face verification accuracy for the age-progressed groups (0–20, 31–40, 41–50, and 51–60) was found to be 100%, 99.83%, 99.79%, and 99.11%, respectively, highlighting the robustness of our approach across various age ranges.


Labour market condition have been very favourable in Uruguay in the last decade;however, the situation varies according to workers qualifications. This is so in terms of employment growth, unemployment rates, wage rates, and also in the presence of informality. This paper focuses on several aspects relating informality and qualifications in Uruguay, in the period 2001-2011. It is highlighted that informal unskilled workers are in the rise, while the wage gap between formal and informal sector for the unskilled is also in the rise during the period. By sector and job type, informality varies significantly, with a higher prevalence of informality in sectors and occupations with low skills requirements.


The first unambiguous characterization of a stable dirhodium(III) paddlewheel complex 1 is reported. Complex 1 is prepared via the copper-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of 2 in 77% isolated yield. Comparison of the X-ray crystal structure, visible, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of 1, 2, and 3 indicate a cleavage of the Rh−Rh bond in 1. The oxidation of 2 to 1 is proposed to occur through the intermediacy of 3 with the Cu(II)/Cu(I) couple with oxygen as a terminal oxidant and NaBPh4 as a phenyl transfer agent.


Table of Contents Contributors Preface 1. The Cellular Immunological Aspects of the Granulomatous Response, Dov L. Boros 2. Cytokines and Chemokines in Granulomatous Inflammation, Stephen W. Chensue and Steven L. Kunkel 3. Granuloma Formation in Mouse and Giunea Pig Models of Experimental Tuberculosis, Oliver C. Turner, Randall J. Basaraba, Anthony A. Frank, and Ian M. Orne 4. Cryptococcosis, David L. Goldman and Arturo Casadevall 5. Murine Leishmaniasis, Paul M. Kaye and Christian R. Engwerda 6. Murine Schistosomiasis, Thomas A. Wynn 7. Human Tuberculosis, Stephen K. Schwander and Jerrold J. Ellner 8. Human Leprosy, Linda B. Adams and James L. Krahenbuhl 9. Human Beryliosis, Andrew P. Fontenot and Lee S. Newman 10. Sarcoidosis, Carlo Agostini and Gianpietro Semenzato 11. Crohn's Disease, Joel V. Weinstock Index


Abstract Gravity wharf (GW) structures are gaining popularity in new port constructions, as well as expanding existing ports. When such structures are located on saturated alluvial seabed, their se...


Systems and methods for performing partial block erase operations on a subset of word lines within a memory array prior to performing data refreshing or open-block programming are described. In some cases, data stored in memory cells connected to a word line with a fail bit count above an error threshold (e.g., more than two bit errors per page or more than three bit errors per word line) may be refreshed by performing a read operation on the memory cells, generating corrected data for the memory cells, performing a partial block erase operation on one or more word lines including the word line, and then writing the corrected data into the memory cells. The one or more word lines may include the word line with the fail bit count above the error threshold and an adjacent word line that is adjacent to the word line.


Partial correlation of the phases of the oscillations of different particles in a storage ring occurs because of inherent beam fluctuations or external noise. The beam then generates electromagnetic fields with the characteristic frequency or its harmonics and the EM fields act back on the beam. This coupling induces a, so called, coherent frequency shift. If a constructive interaction between these two oscillations occurs, coherent instability results. First order, linear, interactions (between the beam and fields) will be discussed. They will be divided into two parts longitudinal and transverse modes of coherent instabilities. (AIP)


In Sweden a tenant has a statutorily strong protection regarding the need to leave their home against their own will. This protection is called security of tenure. The reason for the security of tenure is that it is an important and pivotal item for the individual, and also because renting an apartment is one of the most common ways of housing accomodations in Sweden. A home gives the individual a feeling of safety, and that safety needs to be upheld. Security of tenure is incredibly powerful, but tenants can still forfeit their right of tenure and can therefore be forced to move out from the home against their will. Regarding the forfeit of tenure, it is in chapter 12, 42 §, Jordabalken (1970:994) where we find 9 sub-paragraphs that contain the possible breaches of contract that can lead to a forfeit of tenure. It is clear that it takes a substantial breach of contract for an individual to part from their home against their will, and a termination of this kind should be a last resort for a landlord. (Less)


European Community standards of environmental law are commonly framed in terms of the risks of activities to human health and the environment. Under this cover of uni-dimensional concern, considerations of an activity's benefits, regulatory costs and the availability of alternatives play a crucial role in the regulatory practice. The REACH proposal is a first and ambitious attempt to bring these other dimensions to the fore and give them shape. This article analyses this approach, identifies its merits and flaws, and develops a scheme that makes the complex calculus practicable. It is submitted that the scheme is applicable also in other areas of EC environmental law.


Image fusion aims at maximally making available, the information from two or more input images of the same scene into a single composite image. Medical images are acquired using different modalities, which include MRI, CT scan, PET and SPECT images. Fusing them makes available the information from multiple images into a single composite image, aiding doctors in easier diagnosis. Most existing fusion techniques give more importance to the quality of the fused image, than the computational complexity. In this research, a new image fusion technique addressing computational complexity has been proposed, for combining MRI and CT images. The method has been found to be computationally efficient, in terms of the number of transform domain coefficients participating in the fusion process, without any compromise in the visual quality of the fused image. Experimental results exhibit the efficacy of this proposed technique, both in terms of computational cost and image quality.


Maxillofacial defects including loss of ear and other parts of face are the result of extensive resection and traumatic injuries. Apart from surgical reconstruction, silicon prosthesis could be the alternative choice which is easier to fabricate and retentive through many ways. The type of retention can be planned on the basis of evaluation of clinical factors and patient compliance factors to give the patient the most compatible method of retention for his prosthesis Out of these mechanism silicon adhesive is the easier option for the patient as well as for the operator.


The surge current of ship using transformer was analyzed when switching on with no load.A method of pre-excitation was given to restrain the surge current.A simulation flat roof is built by Matalb/Simulink PSB block and the ship is tested by transformer under pre-excitation and without pre-excitation.


This Article analyzes the Supreme Court's holding in Carbone and the issues left unresolved by the decision. It discusses how the Second Circuit addressed the constitutionality of the waste management systems at issues in Babylon and Smithtown in light of the Carbone decision and traditional commerce clause jurisprudence. Finally, it discusses the implications of the Second Circuit's decisions for other waste management systems. This Article concludes that although the Second Circuit has made considerable progress in clarifying the law in this area, it has left questions about the constitutionality of flow control unanswered.


The nonadiabatic rovibronic energy levels for all species of hydrogenlike molecules of the form ((x..mu..y)z2e), where x,y,z = p,d,t, have been calculated. Employing an isotopic scaling method for the nonadiabatic corrections, an accuracy of 0.05 meV was achieved.


Until very recently, most students of Soviet society discussed the processes of rapid industrialization and
collectivization undertaken in the final years of the 1920s as though they were two halves of one deliberate policy, consciously carried out. It was argued, either implicitly or explicitly, that collectivization was undertaken to further the goal of industrialization. Yet in the historical record, as presented by Naun Jasny, Moshe Lewin and Olga Narkiewicz, it does not appear that a coherent plan was pursued!


We proposed a compact and multiplicity-scalable mode multiplexer using three-dimensional silicon-rich silica waveguide on a silicon chip. Experimental results showed a feasibility demonstration of demultiplexing 3 modes with a chip area of -0.6 mm2.


A transformer bridge has been developed at IMM for comparing low-value standard resistors. It is possible to compare resistors ranging from 0.1 Ohm to 100 Ohm. The sensitivity of bridge at 1 Hz frequency is less than 0.001 ppm at room temperature.<<ETX>>


Nowadays, society is becoming increasingly conscious of the adverse effect of energy use on the environment, contributing to the depletion of fossil fuels and increasing global warming. Because of the substantial contribution of building energy to these concerns, the intention should be not only to improve building energy efficiency but also to promote the use of renewable technologies, especially solar energy. Today building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) and building-integrated solar thermal (BIST) technologies are recognized by building designers as innovative technology for clean energy and greenhouse gas reduction, especially in cities, where multi-story buildings are dominant with limited roof area.
For the Mediterranean area, the high level of solar radiation and plentiful sunny hours make it appropriate for solar system installation, however, the development of solar energy is still limited. Moreover, due to the high population growth rate, lack of local resources, high energy price, and urbanization, one of the priorities in the Mediterranean area is to promote the energy efficiency of the building both on the supply side and demand side.
Therefore, this research aims to investigate the potential of installation of the photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal (ST) technologies in the new multi-family residential building envelope in the Mediterranean area, taking Amman, Jordan, as a case study. The focus of this research is on the typical multi-family residential buildings in Amman, as it is the city where about 50% of the new construction in Jordan is taking place, and the residential buildings are the major consumers of energy and electricity in Jordan. The multi-family buildings also form about 75% of the total housing stock in Jordan. The typical multi-family building studied here is composed of five main floors, contains ten residential apartments; the area of each apartment is 150 m2. It is assumed that the building is located in a common residential urbanized zone in Jordan, with 6 m sides offset and 8 m back offset, assuming that one side is facing the main street, and all the buildings have a maximum allowable height of 15 m. All the architectural parameters related to the multi-family buildings have been defined through analyzing the residential building stock in Jordan.
In order to achieve the research aim, the possibility of reducing the energy demand of the typical multi-family building in Amman, Jordan, through passive and architectural design strategies was firstly investigated. After that, different performance criteria were evaluated, mainly quantitative criteria including energy consumption, energy production, and life cycle assessment (energy, carbon, cost). In addition to the qualitative criteria, including visibility and functionality, the purpose here is to emphasize the substantial function of BIPV systems. Each performance criterion was assessed alone. Then, all the performance criteria results were presented in a decision support matrix, which can be used as a comparison to evaluate and identify the solar system's application of choice, based on the criteria of the user. Moreover, a new energy index was formulated to evaluate the overall annual energy performance of BIPV design in terms of multifunctional effects on building energy.

Different methods were adopted in this research; the qualitative criteria were evaluated based on the literature review analysis, while the quantitative criteria were evaluated by using different simulation software, previous literature review, and spreadsheet calculations.
Literature review analyses were conducted in order to identify the relevant possibilities and the aesthetical solution the market offers, and the multiple benefits for PV and ST integration. The knowledge acquired from this part played a significant role in choosing and designing the proposals of PV and ST installation into the multi-story building envelope. Regarding the simulation studies, different building and energy simulation software was used to simulate and optimize the energy performance of the typical multi-family building in Amman, Jordan, through passive and architectural design strategies, as well as to find out the optimum design of the energy system in terms of energy performance (energy demand of the system, and solar energy fraction), and to investigate the energy-saving potential of PV and ST systems with various designs (tilt angles, azimuth, installed area, etc.). For the building energy simulation, each zone in the building was modeled as a space of its own. The energy demand was calculated on an hourly basis for a period of a whole year. The results from the simulation analysis, related literature and guidelines were adopted to conduct a life cycle assessment through spreadsheet calculation, to determine the long-term performance in terms of energy and carbon emissions, as well as cost considerations, taking into account the current market practice. The cradle-to-grave approach was adapted for the environmental life cycle assessments.
The general conclusion of this research is that installing the PV modules into the multi-family buildings envelope in Amman, Jordan, makes a positive contribution in terms of energy performance, as PV systems can cover up to 97% of the new building electricity demand when they are installed on both the roof and south facade, and up to 43% is covered by installing the PV modules into the south facade. Regarding the environmental life cycle assessment, the results proved the carbon saving potential of all the proposed PV systems, as the energy payback time (EPBT) is between 1.5- 3.5 years and the carbon payback time (CPBT) is between 3.4- 7.8 years. However, for the life cycle cost assessment the result showed that due to high capital cost and low cost of electricity, neither system is currently feasible for investment, as the payback time (PBT) is between 9.0- 16 years. However, with future advances in each system and more efficient designs, the payback periods would become tangible and therefore yield better performances. Lastly, the results were used to derive a decision support matrix aimed at providing a friendly approach to facilitate the implementation of solar building applications.


Polyhalite is a natural mineral which contains potassium (K2O, 14%), sulphur (SO3, 48%), calcium (CaO, 17%) and magnesium (MgO, 6%). It is used as fertilizer for high value crops. Soil fertility, selection of fertilizer sources and application practices are all crucial factors in maximizing mineral nutrition during the cropping season. With an increasing demand for fertilizer, polyhalite was identified as a potassium source for crops. In view of this context, a present experimental work was conducted during 2021-22 at farmer's field, Arachalur, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India to study the influence of polyhalite on growth attributes, yield attributes and yield of sugarcane var. Co 11015. The experiment was conducted in sandy loam soil laid out in randomized block design with 10 treatments replicated thrice. The recommended dose of nitrogen and phosphorus was applied uniformly to all treatments. The potassium was applied in two sources, muriate of potash (MOP) and polyalite in different ratios and levels except control. The results of the field experiment revealed that sugarcane significantly responded to the application of two potassium sources and levels. The maximum values of growth attributes like plant height, number of leaves per stalk, leaf area index, leaf chlorophyll content, yield attributes and yield like, number of internodes per stalk, length of internode per millable cane, length of millable cane, diameter of millable cane, single cane weight, number of tillers per plant, number of millable cane, cane yield and sugar yield were recorded with application of RDF (NP alone) + 150% K (169.5 kg K2O/ha) as polyhalite (T8). The lowest respond was found in the treatment T1, which received RDF (NP alone).


Since late 1996 the ONS has been investigating the feasibility of producing constant price input-output supply and use tables for the UK. This article begins by giving some background to the development of constant price supply-use tables in the UK, together with their benefits. Some conceptual issues on deflation are explained, followed by a description of the Office's plans for integrating constant price supply-use tables into the National Accounts' annual balancing process.


1 Centre for Cancer Biomarkers (CCBIO), Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, 7 Bergen, Norway, 2 Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, The 8 Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Montebello, Oslo, Norway, 3 Department 9 of Medical Genetics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway 4 Department of Internal 10 Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. 11


Osteoid osteoma (OO) is a solitary benign bone-forming tumor, which accounts for approximately 10% of all benign bone tumors. Although most publications attribute the first report to Jaffe in 1935, Bergstrand was probably the first to describe two cases, in 1930. OO appears most commonly between the second and third decades of life, usually in men. The most frequent location is in the cortical region of the diaphysis of long bones (especially the femur, tibia, and humerus), mainly in the lower limbs. The foot is only rarely involved. In a review of a series of 860 cases of OO, Jackson found an incidence of less than 4% in the foot and of 1.7% in the metatarsals. The typical clinical presentation is severe pain, in spite of the small size of the tumor. This pain is predominantly nocturnal and typically remits with anti-inflammatory drugs; there is usually an increase in local temperature. If the lesion is superficial there may also be slight local swelling, which may raise the suspicion of an infection. The typical radiographic image when the tumor affects the cortical region shows a hypodense hypervascular focal area, or nidus, usually less than 1 cm in diameter, surrounded by a thickening of the cortical region of the reactive bone. Atypical location and clinical symptoms may hinder diagnosis. Shereff et al reported that this tumor is often located in the cancellous bone, or in the subperiosteal region in the small bones of the foot. In these cases x-ray will not produce the standard image; in many cases the cortical reinforcement limiting the nidus is missing. Moreover, when the OO is intra-articular, the symptoms may include arthritis as the tumor may cause inflammation of the synovium, thus adding the range of inflammatory joint diseases to the differential diagnosis and complicating clinical diagnosis even further.


This paper addresses how design activities can be supported to evoke nuanced positive emotions through a design case. The topic of nuances of positive emotions and values of differentiating positive emotions in a design process are discussed. The case follows appraisal approach, which implicates that the way people appraise an event determines the type of emotion. Design students created design interventions to specifically elicit one out of ten positive emotions in the context of an airline crew center: anticipation, confidence, energized, inspiration, joy, kindness, pride, relaxation, respect, and sympathy. Three examples are provided to show how the approach has been used to generate design concepts. Reflecting on the design process, nine lessons are outlined, all of which discusses the challenges involved in the approach and how those challenges could be overcome.


Transit system had been proposed for the urban area of Honolulu. One consideration to be determined is the alignment of the transit system. Decision to set the transit alignment will have influences on which areas will be served, who will be benefiting, as well as who will be impacted. Inputs for the decision usually conducted through public meetings, where community members are shown numbers of maps with pre-set routes. That approach could lead to a rather subjective decision by the community members. This paper attempts to discuss the utilization of grid map in determining the best alignment for rail transit system in Honolulu, Hawaii. It tries to use a more objective approach using various data derived from thematic maps. Overlaid maps are aggregated into a uniform 0.1-square mile vector based grid map system in GIS environment. The large dataset in the GIS environment is analyzed and manipulated using SAS software. The SAS procedure is applied to select the location of the alignment using a rational and deterministic approach. Grid cells that are superior compared to the others are selected based on several predefined criteria. Location of the dominant cells indicates possible transit alignment. The SAS procedure is designed to allow a transient vector called the GUIDE (Grid Unit with Intelligent Directional Expertise) agent to analyze several cells at its vicinity and to move towards a cell with the highest value. Each time the agent landed on a cell, it left a mark. The chain of those marks shows location for the transit alignment. This study shows that the combination of ArcGIS and SAS allows a robust analysis of spatial data and manipulation of its datasets, which can be used to run a simulation mimicking the Agent-Based Modelling. This study also opens up further study possibilities by increasing number of factors analyzed by the agent, as well as creating a composite value of multi-factors.


"Qu le"(去了)in spoken Chinese is a mark of quality degree that can be treated as an adverb of degree. It can only be placed after the adjective, having comparability and subjectivity in character, and is exclusively used in exclamatory sentences. "Qu le", as an expression from a Mandarin dialect, represents the "postposed only" type of word order of degree mark in Chinese.


The GSH-Px and GST is a pair of antioxygented enzymes.GSH-Px,is a Cys containing Se,and it has 4 isoenzymes at least.It catalyzes and reduces H2O2 and origannic H-peroxide.GST does not contain Se,but it has many isoenzymes and could not decompose the H2O2.However it has two functions:eliminating peroxide and detoxification.GSH-Px and GST exist greatly in histocytes,erythrocytes,plasma,milk,and closely relate with the damage of cells,anoxia,poisoning,ageing and many diseases.The activity of GSH-Px is closely related with concentration of selenium.This article summarized the research development on types and structure,characters,functions,detection principle,clinical application in animals of GSH-Px and GST.


Tifton pastures ( Cynodon spp.) are widely used in tropical regions of Brazil, but are relatively recent in sub-tropical soils of southern Brazil. The objective of this work was to evaluate the Tifton response to liming and fertilization with copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and boron (B) in the pasture establishment in the state of Santa Catarina. The experiment was installed in a Rhodic Ferralsol, in a randomized block design with subdivided plots. The treatments consisted of limestone doses in the main plots and application or non-application of Cu, Zn and B in the subplots. The doses tested were 4.25 t ha -1 limestone (half the recommended dose to raise the pH (H 2 O) to 5.5); 8.5 t ha -1 (dose to raise the pH (H 2 O) to 5.5); 11.9 t ha -1 (dose to raise the pH (H 2 O) to 6.0) and 15.7 t ha -1 (dose to raise the pH (H 2 O) to 6.5), in addition to a treatment without limestone application (control). Micronutrients Cu (CuSO 4 ), Zn (ZnSO 4 ) and B (borax) were applied, respectively, at the doses of 2.0, 2.0 and 1.0 kg ha -1 . In the Tifton establishment, limestone application decreased the values of Al and Cu and increased the values of Ca, Mg, pH and soil base saturation. The limestone application in the soil increased the dry matter production of Tifton up to the dose of 8.5 t ha -1 , regardless of the application of micronutrients.


Solution blends of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) (PTT) and poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) of various ratios were prepared and their miscibility and thermal properties were investigated. A single glass transition temperature (Tg), intermediate between those of two pure components, was observed...


To date there was no evidence of existence of the naturally circulating antibodies to checkpoint receptors in humans. LAG3 checkpoint is crucial in modulation of immune response that is altered in humans with inflammatory and malignant conditions. We have previously described novel methodology in identification of diagnostic and therapeutic antibodies (US Patent #9810694). Here we report identification of novel potentially therapeutic fully human anti-LAG3 antibodies in cancer patients. Anti-LAG3 antibody presence was evaluated in 25 individuals: 11 healthy donors (controls) and 14 cancer patients in two different laboratories blinded to clinical information. Surface plasmon resonance analysis was done using the optical biosensor BiacoreT200 where LAG3 protein was covalently immobilized on the optical chip and biosensor signals from human serum samples were analyzed. Western Blotting used recombinant LAG3 loaded on a 10% SDS PAGE followed by blotting with plasma samples followed by biotinylated anti-human IgA/IgG/IgM and IrDye 800 streptavidin. Plasma anti-LAG3 IP utilized recombinant LAG3 crosslinked to MagResyn Carboxyl beads followed by incubation with plasma, followed by a biotinylated anti human IgA/IgG/IgMand IrDye streptavidin. No anti-LAG3 antibodies were detected in control group. Among three assays there was complete correlation for presence of anti-LAG3 antibody in 3 cancer patients. One of these patients had sufficient plasma quantity and anti-LAG3 concentration (21 - 33 µg/ml) that should allow for the antibody purification and de novo sequencing. The novel fully human anti-LAG3 antibody will be identified, purified, and the sequence will be determined.To our knowledge this is the first report of checkpoint antibody presence in humans. Further study with cloning and evaluation of therapeutic properties of novel fully human anti-LAG3 antibody in xenograft models will be performed. Citation Format: Ilya Tsimafeyeu, Pavel Ershov, Leonid Kaluzhskiy, Jean-Philippe Couture, Hugo Gagnon, Vladimir Kuznetsov, Aleksei Kalachev, Alexis Ivanov, Gennady Bratslavsky. Naturally circulating anti-LAG3 antibodies exist in cancer patients [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019; 2019 Mar 29-Apr 3; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 4115.


Bakery product, bakery and pastry products with low amount of salt or sugar and process for its preparation, applied to product consisting muesli, cereals, puffed cereals, balls, square, crumbs, rings, pieces of dried fruit, meringues, appetizer canapes, saladitos, gusanitos cheese, pearls, (these when taken in quantity) and the like. The amount of total salt finished product, including the core and applied to the outer cover is 0.2 to 1%, or between 2g and 10g / kg batter. The quantity of sugar applied to the outer cover of the processed products is between 2% and 10% approximately 20g or 100g / kg of mass, the mass contains no sugar amount.


According to a potential flow analysis, the variation of blade thickness affects not only the circulation of the axial blade row, but also the optimum inflow condition. From this point of view, a calculating method has been proposed, by which the design camber and stagger are corrected theoretically so as to operate at the optimum condition when the thickness deviates from the basic profile. The method has been applied to NACA 65-series compressor blades, and compared with some classical theories. Correcting diagrams for the camber and the stagger are prepared by use of the carpet plotting technique. The necessity of further experimental studies by considering the variation of loss coefficient is suggested.


The nmain problem presented by these verses is concerned with Macer's identity. A second-and yet, in the final analysis, perhaps a more important considerationis the correct interpretation of the opening passage and of the poem as a whole. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to re-examine the problem of identity, to choose a candidate, and to offer proof of choice; secondly, to study previous interpretations of the poem and to show that a more subtle, yet more logical, interpretation is not only possible but essential. Here, then, is a brief summary of the problem of Macer's identity. Critics have agreed that only two men are possible candidates. The first is Aemilius Macer of Verona, the didactic poet referred to several times by ancient writers, who is said to have written poems on birds, snakes, and plants. Jerome comments in the Eusebian Chronicle for the year 2001 (16 B.C.), "Aemilius Macer Veronensis poeta in Asia moritur." Ovid, in his Tristia 4. 10. 43-44, says "saepe suas volucres legit mihi grandior aevo, / quaeque nocet serpens, quae iuvat herba, Macer," thus including Macer among the poets of the preceding generation: Propertius, Ponticus, Bassus, Horace, Vergil, and Tibullus. Ovid further indicates by the phrase grandior aevo that Macer is older than these poets. Quintilian3 seems to agree with this dating by linking Macer's name three times with those of Lucretius and Vergil and in such a way that the poet appears, if not a contemporary of Lucretius, at least one who wrote between those two great poets. Finally, Servius4 says that in the character of Mopsus in Vergil's fifth Eclogue we are to understand Aemilius Macer. Probably, too, we can agree with Duff and others5 that Aemilius Macer was a member of Maecenas' literary circle. Obviously such a brief and incomplete synopsis leaves much room for doubt and speculation. Yet the tradition is persistent that Aemilius Macer wrote only didactic poetry. Furthermore, there is no hint of any scandal attached to his name, no famous or infamous love affair. What, then, if Aemilius Macer is meant by Tibullus, are we to understand? What sense does it make when the elegiac poet says: "Macer


Polymer degradation results in chain scission. In a SEC chromatogram this leads to a shift of the polymer peak towards greater elution volumes (low molar masses) and therefore in wrong results. To prevent this shear degradation process, the use of large particle size columns (with lower plate count) is recommended and this typically demands to have two different sets of columns (for normal and for very high MW samples).


Low‐molecular‐weight gelators (LMWGs) are an important class of soft materials that offer various potential applications including drug delivery. Structural diversities of the reported LMWGs and lack of molecular‐level understanding of the self‐assembly process of gelation make it difficult to design a gelator a priori. Most often gelators are discovered in a serendipitous manner and second‐generation gelators are designed by modifying known gelling scaffolds. Since gel network within which the solvent molecules are immobilized is often found to be crystalline, a supramolecular synthon approach in the context of crystal engineering is demonstrated to be quite effective in designing LMWGs for various applications including therapeutics. Self‐drug‐delivery systems, wherein the need for a delivery vehicle does not exist, are becoming an effective alternative to conventional drug delivery systems. In the form of a simple gel (for non‐invasive topical application) or injectable gel (for invasive subcutaneous applications), LMWGs derived from drugs provide an effective way to develop self‐drug‐delivery systems. This review article encompasses the early development of LMWG research, describes gradual transition from discovering just a gelator to a gelator having potential material applications including drug delivery, and highlights the merit of supramolecular synthon approach in designing LMWGs for self‐drug‐delivery applications.


An apparatus (22) for managing a gas delivery conduit (14) of a respiratory therapy includes a socket member (28) having a main body portion (32) and a first coupling portion (40). The main body portion is structured to receive and hold a portion of the gas delivery conduit in a manner such that the gas delivery conduit slides along the main body portion. Main body portion include an attachment member having clip member (46) and a second coupling portion (48). The socket member and the attachment member attach to one another through coupling of the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion. The socket member and the attachment member rotate relative to one another when the socket member and the attachment member are attached.


At the present,Obama administration still hopes to resolve the Korea Nuclear Issue through dialogue and negotiation,and tries to alter North Korea's attitude by means of such engagement measures as six-party talk and bilateral dialogue between U.S.and North Korea in the near future.However,in 2—3 years in the future, the possibility should not be precluded that Obama administration might convert its North Korea policy from mild engagement to tough position.Three trends might be possible on the North Korea-U. S.relation in the future:1) U.S.and North Korea might begin their negotiation on a peace treaty between U.S.and North Korea,and on the normalization of their bilateral relation,then North Korea might step forward on the issue of renunciation of nuclear weapons;2) U.S.-North Korea relation might fall into a stalemate because Obama administration,restrained by Japan,ROK,and U.S.domestic conservatives,might refuse to lower their standards and requirement on the Korea Nuclear Issue;3) U.S.might"brandish its stick"so as to convert its domestic attention from dissatisfaction on financial crisis towards external strife,and deal some kind of surgical strike or targeted liquidation on North Korea.In the future,a dual-track system might be formed,containing both U.S.-North Korea bilateral negotiation and six-party talk,with U.S.-North Korea bilateral negotiation playing a more and more important role.In this way,the U.S.-North Korea bilateral negotiation will obtain an even more outstanding status with even more influence,while the development of six-party talk depends on the possibility of breakthrough in the U.S.-North Korea negotiation.


Much of the emphasis on the learning of subject leaders in secondary schools is placed on what Eraut (2000) terms 'organised formal learning events'. This article attempts to redress the balance by focusing on the somewhat neglected area of their informal learning about the role, which is predominantly based in the workplace. It is argued that informal learning consists of three components: implicit learning, learning through experience and non-taught or deliberative learning (following Eraut, 2004). Such forms of learning can be underpinned by theoretical notions of cognitive, affective and behavioural developments. A model of work-based informal learning is proposed that also tries to incorporate the memories of relevant past and current events. It is hoped that this model might be useful as a framework for the future analysis of the learning of subject leaders.


The three-dimensional 3D conductive network structures formed by barium titanate/carbon nanotubes incorporated polyaniline were favorable for strengthening electromagnetic absorption capability. Herein, an easy and flexible method consisting of sol-gel technique, in situ polymerization, and subsequent mechanical method have been developed to prepare the barium titanate/carbon nanotubes incorporated polyaniline CNTs/BaTiO3/PANI or CBP ternary composites. The dielectric properties and microwave absorption properties of CNTs/BaTiO3/PANI composites were investigated in the frequency range of 2–18 GHz by vector network analyzer. Interestingly, it is found that the CNTs/BaTiO3/PANI composites with 3D conductive network structures presented outstanding electromagnetic absorption properties, which may be attributed to the high impedance matching behavior and improved dielectric loss ability and novel synergistic effect. Additionally, it also can be supposed that the "geometrical effect" of composite was more beneficial to absorbing the incident electromagnetic wave. The CNTs/BaTiO3/PANI composite the mass ratio of CNTs/BaTiO3 to PANI is 2 : 3 exhibits the best microwave absorption properties, of which the minimum reflection loss value can reach −30.9 dB at 8 GHz and the absorption bandwidth with a reflection loss blew −10 dB ranges from 7.5 to 10.2 GHz.


UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase (UAP) is a key enzyme in the chitin biosynthesis pathway of insects. Here, we described the gene SfUAP in the white-backed planthopper Sogatella furcifera (Horváth) with an open reading frame of 1470 bp. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) suggested that SfUAP exhibits a different developmental expression pattern and a higher expression after molting. The highest expression of SfUAP was observed in the integument tissues of adults, whereas head tissues showed negligible expression. RNAi-based gene silencing decreased the mRNA transcript levels in S. furcifera nymphs injected with double-stranded RNA of SfUAP. Finally, SfUAP silencing led to 84% mortality and malformed phenotypes in nymphs. Thus, our results can help better understand the role of SfUAP in S. furcifera.


Microcontroller-based embedded system play important role in web application control system. In Most of the modern manufacturing and processing industries like plastic, Textile, chemical, Pharmaceutical, Mixing-factory, server room need to monitor the environment physical data like temperature, intensity, humidity etc. through combination of hardware and software. This paper presents a way to build a low-cost customizable prototype for web application for server room monitor and appliances control based on Microcontroller and Wiznet W5100 ethernet chip through arduino ethernet shield. We can read the temperature and intensity data through sensor and monitor through LCD, Mobile or Desktop. Based on temperature we can control the appliances (like. Cooler, Fan, AC, Bulb.) from webpage. We can control more than one appliance at a time and store the temperature and intensity data in the database. We can analysis the past data of temperature and intensity after plotting the graph.


Posterior vertebral shortening with pedicle screw and hook placement is a feasible treatment for delayed vertebral collapse with neurological deficits after osteoporotic spinal fracture.


Background & Objectives: Caudal epidural and dorsal nerve penile blockade are commonly used for analgesia during and after hypospadias repair in children. Comparative studies to recommend the most effective block are in dearth. This study aims to compare penile block versus caudal block with bupivacaine for hypospadias repair in children in terms of post-operative effectiveness, pain management, and complications. Methodology: The study was conducted on 60 male children, aged 1-9 years, undergoing hypospadias surgery under general anesthesia. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups: (A: caudal block, n=30, and B: penile block, n=30). A postoperative pain assessment was conducted using FLACC scale until 24 hours post-surgery. Results: The patients from the A and B groups were comparable in age, weight, and ASA classification. All patients in the 2 groups did not feel pain post-operatively throughout the first 6 hours. One patient (3.4%) from each of the A and B groups started to feel pain 6 hours, and 9 hours, respectively after surgery. Eight patients (26.7%) in group A and 6 patients (20%) in group B felt pain throughout 6 to 24 hours after surgery. Four patients from group A and 1 patient from group B developed nausea and vomiting during the first 24 hours post-surgery. Conclusion: The penile blockade proved to be more effective in lowering postoperative pain scores, with fewer side effects, thereby decreasing the need for rescue analgesia.


The ability to control individual muscle activity is widely applicable in clinical diagnostics, training, and rehabilitation. Inducing muscle patterns that amplify abnormal muscle coordination can assist with early diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders. Individual muscle control also allows for targeted exercise of muscles weakened by disease, injury, or disuse. The goals of this research are to test a system for individual muscle control and introduce the use of muscle ultrasound as an alternative to electromyography (EMG). The system integrates a computational model of the right upper extremity with a robotic manipulator to predict and control muscle activity. To test the system, subjects gripped the manipulator and isometrically resisted loads applied to the hand. Muscle activity was measured via EMG and ultrasound. The system was able to induce the desired direction of muscle activity change but with limited precision. EMG measurement appeared susceptible to error due to crosstalk in the forearm.Copyright © 2013 by ASME


This paper proposes a subsynchronous resonance (SSR) mode analysis method for the converter-based power system. In the system, the converters are modeled as multiple-input multiple-output admittance matrices, which essentially are two-port networks. Thus, the system including the grid impedances can be modeled as the connections of two-port networks, where the SSR mode can be identified by applying the impedance-based stability analysis method. To further distinguish the contributions of converter control dynamics to the SSR mode, the nodal admittance matrix is systematically obtained by applying the graph theory. Then, the modal impedances of the system can be derived and analyzed with the participation factors of each bus and the eigenvalue sensitivities to the specific entry in admittance matrix, which enable to quantify the contributions of network components to the SSR mode, and the theoretical analysis is validated by a case study.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of carotid artery stenting before open heart surgery.

METHODS
Patients with heart disease and severe carotid artery stenosis received carotid stenting before open heart surgery were included in this prospective cohort study. The incidence of stroke, myocardial infarction and death from carotid stenting to 30 days after cardiac surgery was assessed.

RESULTS
A total of 42 patients were enrolled. The carotid stenting procedural success rate was 100%. Distal embolic protection devices were used in 97.6% patients (41/42). Thirty-six (85.7%) patients received bypass surgery, 5 patients received bypass and valve replacement surgery (11.9%) and 1 patient received valve replacement surgery (2.4%) post carotid stenting. The incidence of stroke, myocardial infarction and death from carotid stenting to 30 days after cardiac surgery was 2.4% (1/42), 0% and 0% respectively.

CONCLUSIONS
Our data from this small cohort study showed that carotid artery stenting before open heart surgery was safe and effective for patients with heart disease and severe carotid artery stenosis.


Aiming at existing settlement problems of the side channel later period of the construction subway adopting freezing method,it provides that grouting is effective method of solving settlement problem,introduces settlement grouting situation and grouting effect of the side channel of one subway in Shanghai,thus effectively controlling final settlement quantity.


Since the discovery of R_2Fe_(17)N_y by Coey and Sun Hong, the intrinsic and extrinsic magnetic properties of these nitrides have been extensively investigated. Having very good intrinsic magnetic properties with Curie temperature of 749 K and room temperature anisotropy field of 14 T superior to Nd_2Fe_(14)B, and room temperature saturation magnetization of 1.5 T, the Sm_2Fe_(17)N_y nitride is expected to become new permanent magnet for application. The Sm_2Fe_(17)N_y nitride with intrinsic coercivity of 3T has been obtained by mechanical alloying. The Sm_2Fe_(17)N_y, magnets bonded by metal zinc have intrinsic coercivity μ_(0i)H_c over 0.5 T and magnetic product (BH)_(max)about 80 kJ·m~(-3)(10


Learning Objectives: American Thoracic Society and American College of Chest Physicians published a clinical practice guideline regarding liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults in 2017. This guideline recommends administering systemic corticosteroids before planned extubation to prevent postextubation airway events in high-risk patients who fail a cuff-leak test. A systematic review published in 2017 suggested that prophylactic corticosteroids are safe with few adverse events. However, this evidence is derived from a limited number of studies that attempted to report on adverse events. The aim of this study was to elucidate the prevalence of adverse events related to prophylactic corticosteroids before extubation, using the real-world patient data. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in two intensive care units (ICUs) of a Japanese tertiary care hospital from April 2013 to March 2018. Methylprednisolone was given at discretion of the intensivists, and was initiated at a dose of 20 mg 12 hours before planned extubation and continued every 4 hours with the last injection immediately before extubation, as proposed by François et al. Our primary outcome was the incidence of adverse events that occurred within 3 days of initiating prophylactic corticosteroids. We focused on new infections, gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, and glucose abnormality (defined as serum glucose level [SGL] of >180 mg/dL in normoglycemic patients or an increase in SGL in those with hyperglycemia at the start of methylprednisolone). Results: Methylprednisolone was administered to 175 patients during the study period. At least one type of adverse event occurred in 137 patients (79.2%). Glucose abnormality was the most common and developed in 130 patients (74.3%): new-onset hyperglycemia developed in 106 (71.1%) of 149 patients with baseline normoglycemia, while SGL got elevated in 24 (92.3%) of 26 patients who were hyperglycemic at the start of methylprednisolone. Multivariable logistic regression analysis found that glucose abnormality was associated with a hyperglycemic episode within 3 days of extubation (OR 2.44; 95% CI, 1.02–5.83), but not with the known diabetes mellitus or diuretic therapy before extubation. New-onset infections and GI bleeding occurred in 20 patients (11.4%) and one (0.6%), respectively. None died during the observation period. Conclusions: Adverse events of prophylactic corticosteroids before planned extubation are common. Studies to find an optimal regimen are warranted.


1Student of Structural Engineering, Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering (an Autonomous Institution) Hingna Road Wanadongari, Nagpur-441110(Maharashtra) India 2Professor at Civil Engineering Department, Yeshwantrao chavan College of Engineering (an Autonomous Institution) Hingna road Wanadongari, Nagpur-441110(Maharashtra) India 3Director of P.T. Mase & Associates Structural Engineer & Consultant in Nagpur (Maharashtra) India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract In this project, we carried out the condition assessment and structure audit on the high-rise structure by visual inspection and NDT (Non-destructive testing) due to poor quality of construction. Here we found out that the quality of concrete by UPV (Ultrasonic pulse velocity test) and compressive strength of concrete by rebound hammer. During the testing of building we found that the quality of concrete and the strength of concrete is poor due to poor quality of construction like heavy honeycombing and are not proper in line level. Afterwards the testing we suggest to repair the whole poor part of the building is by the epoxy grouting along with micro concrete/modified polymer plaster. After the grouting and plastering the structure we again test the building for surety to check the improvement in the structure and we found that the structure has improvement in strength and quality of concrete is also improved in the existing structure.


Deinterlacing is the process of converting of interlaced-scan video sequences into progressive scan format. It involves interpolating missing lines of video data. This paper presents a new algorithm of spatial interpolation that can be used as a part of more complex motion-adaptive or motion-compensated deinterlacing. It is based on edge-directional interpolation, but adds several features to improve quality and robustness: spatial averaging of directional derivatives, "soft" mixing of interpolation directions, and use of several interpolation iterations. High quality of the proposed algorithm is demonstrated by visual comparison and PSNR measurements.


Background The purpose of the present study was to investigate the role of oxidative stress, platelet activation, and endocan levels in renal dysfunction in normal glucose tolerance (NGT) patients with 1-h plasma glucose values ≥155 mg/dl (NGT ≥ 155), compared to NGT < 155, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) newly diagnosed subjects. We enlisted 233 patients subjected to an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Materials and methods The serum levels of platelet activation (glycoprotein VI and sP-selectin), oxidative stress biomarkers (8-isoprostane and Nox-2), and endocan were evaluated using an ELISA test. Results Among NGT < 155 patients and the T2DM group, there was a statistically significant increase in 8-isoprostane (p < 0.0001), Nox-2 (p < 0.0001), glycoprotein VI (p < 0.0001), and sP-selectin (p < 0.0001) serum levels. Higher serum endocan levels were found with the worsening of metabolic profile (p < 0.0001); specifically, NGT ≥ 155 patients presented higher serum endocan values when compared to NGT < 155 patients (p < 0.0001). From the multivariate linear regression analysis, 1-h glucose resulted in the major predictor of estimated glomerular filtration rate (e-GFR) justifying 23.6% of its variation (p < 0.0001); 8-isoprostane and Nox-2 added respectively another 6.0% (p < 0.0001) and 3.2% (p = 0.001). Conclusion Our study confirmed the link between 1-h post-load glucose ≥155 mg/dl during OGTT and the possible increased risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in newly diagnosed patients. The novelty is that we demonstrated a progressive increase in oxidative stress, platelet activation, and serum endocan levels with the worsening of metabolic profile, which becomes evident early during the progression of CKD.


This paper concerns the singularity of the half parallel manipulator, a novel three degrees of freedom (DOFs) mechanism, with revolute actuators. The parallel manipulator, proposed previously, consists of a base plate, a movable platform, and three connecting legs. It has the advantages in terms of only single-DOF joints and high rotational capability. The parallel manipulator has wide application in the fields of industrial robots, simulators, parallel machine tools and any other manipulating devices that high rotational capability is required. The inverse kinematics problem and Jacobian matrices are recalled firstly. And then all possible singularities of the manipulator are analyzed in detail. The results of the paper are very useful for the apprehension and the application of the manipulator.


What advice can be given to the policymaker to reduce the burden of public debt after a crisis? In this situation, the debt consolidation calls for fiscal surplus based on increases in taxes and/or reductions in public spending. This paper aims at answering to the above question. Specifically, it evaluates different policy options on the table using the estimated model of the Italian dynamic General Equilibrium Model (IGEM). Our main message is that plans aimed at reducing the public debt based on tax increases rather than expenditure reductions are more effective. Therefore, consolidation should be designed on the former.


Several species of crabs belonging to the family Ocypodidae are burrowers; they inhabit tropical sandy and muddy shores, including mangrove swamps, exposed to extreme conditions of intertidal areas. Dotilla fenestrata , the only East African representative of the subfamily Scopimerinae, exhibits high flexibility in its burrowing activity. Only part of the population has an exclusively burrow-orientated activity, whereas most individuals form dense aggregations or droves, that during the phase of diurnal low water move away from the normal distribution zone. Burrows are built according to two different architectural designs, the feeding-trench burrow and the igloo, which then constitute their territory. A resident will lose a contest for the burrow when the attacker is larger. When the ground is uncovered at low tide, emergence can be delayed or even fail to occur, and some crabs remain buried during the entire low water period. Only 50% of crabs remain faithful to the original burrow, while the others either leave it to occupy an empty one or dig a new burrow, or join the wandering drove. The spatial distribution of burrows from the high water neap level (our reference point) to the sea, differs during both spring and neap tides, and both diurnal and nocturnal tides. The differences may be due partly to the change of physical conditions, such as drainage and substrate grade (although within a mangrove swamp these do not follow a consistent gradient), but mostly may be related to the trade-off between the benefits and costs of living at different intertidal levels. With its burrowing and feeding activity leading to the re-deposition of excavated and pseudofaecal pellets, Dotilla plays a role as a sediment mover in this very specialized habitat. The results obtained from this study are compared with those reported in other ocypodids.


The paper studied the factors that made the new generation of migrant workers transform in to the industrial workers by the questionnaire for them in china. On the basis of analyzing the characteristics of the new generation of migrant worker groups, the implementation approaches of their industrialization has been researched from the following four aspects: their on quality, psychological identity, economic base and social environment with the help of structural equation modle. Measures that transformed the new generation of migrant workers into industrial workers had been proposed according to the result of this study.


The outstanding properties of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) [1] are mainly related with their unique structural features. However, the high π-π staking between the tubes is a major drawback for their manipulation and interaction with other materials. Chemical functionalization has been used as a convenient tool to improve their performance in various applications [2]. The work reports the functionalization of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with maleic anhydride via a Diels-Alder addition reaction, performed in dimethyl sulfoxide (190 oC) or 2-chorotoluene (150 oC) for 24 hours. The product was characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and the weight loss at 800 oC was 11.9 and 3.7 % respectively. Potentiometric titration suggests that CNTs modified at 190 oC remain predominantly in the anhydride form, while for CNTs modified at 150 oC, the extent of hydrolysis is approximately 40 %. Maleic anhydride was also reacted with a model compound (anthracene) in dimethyl sulfoxide (190 oC) and the hydrolysis of the product (0.025 mmol in 650 μL of DMSO-d6) was followed by 1H RMN upon addition of 0.166 mmol of DCl (40 % weight in D2O) (graphic in figure). The anhydride 1 was easily regenerated from the dicarboxylic acid 2 when this compound was heated at 185 oC for 10 minutes. A similar behavior is expected for the modified CNTs.


In this paper, we propose a bootstrapping approach for semiautomated legal knowledge extraction. The approach is characterized by the use of a reference legal ontology that is progressively enriched with relevant concepts and related terms extracted from a corpus of legal documents (i.e., Court Decision documents). Supervised, multi-label classification techniques and black-box model explanation techniques are the core components of the bootstrapping approach i) to associate CD documents with appropriate concepts in the ontology and ii) to choose the terms that are decisive for determining the association between a document and a certain ontology concept, respectively. The goal of the proposed approach is to reduce the manual involvement of legal experts as much as possible and to improve the accuracy of document classification, by progressively enriching the term sets associated with ontology concepts. Preliminary experimental results are finally provided to show the contribution of the proposed approach on a corpus of real Court Decision documents.


The Purpose of the study is to determine the effect of long curing cycle and short curing cycle on changes in vertical dimension of occlusion of complete. The study was conducted in 20 completely edendulous patients, 10 complete dentures were fabricated with short curing cycle and 10 dentures with long curing cycle. All of the initial clinical steps involved in fabrication of dentures, with the exception of the curing cycle, were the same for both the groups. Vertical dimension of occlusion was measured with digital vernier caliper from specific points of reference on upper and lower member of articulator at 3 stages, stage 1 before polymerization, stage 2 after remounting the processed complete dentures and stage 3 after remounting of finished and polished complete dentures. In order to determine the change in vertical dimension, the measurement recorded prior to processing the dentures was subtracted from the measurement recorded just after processing as well as the one recorded after finishing & polishing. The readings were statistically analyzed and compared. Both the groups demonstrated a highly significant increase in VDO after processing of dentures. On comparison between both the groups, non significant results were obtained in the mean difference in VDO just after processing and after finishing & polishing of dentures. The clinical relevance of these changes does not confirm the superiority of any one curing cycle in terms of dimensional changes in VDO after processing.


There were established municipalities with the highest mortality rates from community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). When etiological deciphering of CAP confirmed the role of S. pneumoniae (Klein) Chester in the development and outcome of this disease. Among the risk contingents were vaccinated against pneumococcal disease, which had an impact on morbidity and mortality from CAP. It is proved that the vaccination of contingent risk against pneumococcal disease reduces the morbidity and mortality from CAP.


It's no exaggeration to say that smartphones, whether RIM's Blackberry, Apple's iPhone, Google's Android, or other models coming out every day, have become ubiquitous in government and in the population at large, and it's no wonder. For the worker on the move, everything from email to calendering, as well as news and entertainment, is now available in a convenient pocketable device. These devices allow users to remain productive, even when walking between destinations, stuck on public transit, or during downtime in meetings. Clearly, they're here to stay. This think piece considers the various security risks and opportunities that arise with the ubiquity of modern smartphones.


Introduction: Breast reconstruction is intended to improve the quality of life of patients who underwent mastectomy, and the use of the Transverse Rectus